The demise of the petrol station.

A bit to add, all big engine makers like toyota etc have came out and said they will not be able to make a piston engine to keep up with later euro 7 after 2017, Uk has now decided to maybe drop the year to 2025 same as france and other countries, think we are pos on our last fuel burners to be honest.
New carbon batteries are being tested in small devices and can charge 5 times faster, give out 5 times the power and are many time lighter than todays batteries, they also dont catch fire, as far as i can see we are almost there except for the power grid to charge all the cars/vans and trucks as yet, better get the finger out at downing street.
 
An interesting article, but a bit like 'stating the the bleeding obvious'.
Not going to get in to the whole electric versus fossil fuel debate, but as and when this happens then the closure (or conversion to other things) of fuel stations is inevitable. However, this is only like saying we don't see many blacksmiths and farriers since the introduction of the petrol (and diesel) engine. Many corner shops are being converted in to houses since the introduction of supermarket's. It's called progress (good or bad).
 
mariesnowgoose said:
Petrol heads and engineers out there please don't laugh, but...

Is it possible that existing diesel/petrol engine vehicles can be replaced with a new battery engine, or is that just a bridge too far and way too complex? :unsure:
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Theres a good number of companies doing that at the moment. Very expensive at moment so only worth it for proper classic motors, but no doubt the price will come down.
 
mark61 said:
Theres a good number of companies doing that at the moment. Very expensive at moment so only worth it for proper classic motors, but no doubt the price will come down.
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Thanks.

With the millions of existing fossil fuel vehicles already on the roads it would seem to make sense (at least to me) to replace their engines where possible, rather than scrap?
 
mariesnowgoose said:
Petrol heads and engineers out there please don't laugh, but...

Is it possible that existing diesel/petrol engine vehicles can be replaced with a new battery engine, or is that just a bridge too far and way too complex? :unsure:
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Watch from12:00 minutes :)
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mariesnowgoose said:
Thanks.

With the millions of existing fossil fuel vehicles already on the roads it would seem to make sense (at least to me) to replace their engines where possible, rather than scrap?
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With the exception of a very few valuable old/interesting vehicles, the vast majority of what we have now will be scrapped.
Along with electric power replacing the fossil fuel engines, we’ll also see a move towards ‘new’ materials being used in vehicle construction.......
 
mariesnowgoose said:
Thanks.

With the millions of existing fossil fuel vehicles already on the roads it would seem to make sense (at least to me) to replace their engines where possible, rather than scrap?
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I suspect that won't work for many, if not most motorhomes as they don't have a huge payload to start with and by the time you've taken the difference in weight between the existing ICE drive train and an EV drive train there might not be enough remaining payload for the van to be viable.
 
We may be heading towards all electric at the moment but this could change fast, technology is evolving faster and faster. Just as we have all invested in electric cars they will perfect the hydrogen cell, and we will just need to fill up with water.
Or if your a fan of Back to the future a banana skin and a few other choice bits of garbage.
 
Herman said:
We may be heading towards all electric at the moment but this could change fast, technology is evolving faster and faster. Just as we have all invested in electric cars they will perfect the hydrogen cell, and we will just need to fill up with water.
Or if your a fan of Back to the future a banana skin and a few other choice bits of garbage.
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Going to be electric, the new car batts will be able to charge to 80% in under 8 mins and full in 15, not forgetting 5 times more juice and 5 times lighter, you lot must try and keep up. 😂
 
molly 2 said:
Dose that mean mobile phones will charge in 2 minutes and last for weeks
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Yes the new batteries are being built for small devices first, phones tablets etc, carbon plat which looks like snowflakes under a electron m scope with a rhin poly later between, all on utube to see, the next ten years will change things big time.
 
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